Blizzard risked the wrath of fans with extension
Ten million players, thick seven years in business. World of Warcraft (WoW) is the most successful online role-playing game on the market. No wonder, it's cash in the perfect mix of hunting, gathering, rewards - and it offers a simple game principle: create yourself a hero, equip him with armor, unplug the world, complete tasks, and visit dungeons with your fellow players.
So the competition has really heavy. However, developers Blizzard last fought with declining numbers of players. Now brings the
rs gp game company, the fourth expansion for the MMO giants on the market: Will Mists of Pandaria make it, even to entice those to Azeroth, the wow had already forsworn?
And succeeds Blizzard, many years to captivate players with exciting new content, without deterring entry by overly demanding tasks? Finally, this balancing act has long been one of the recipes for success of the title - many fans was the blockbuster lately to casual, has become irrelevant. The editorial gives a first impression of what the new world of Mists of Pandaria brings.
At the beginning, you feel transported almost an Asian kitsch movie: Here's a lot of kung fu, an island on the back of a giant turtle, panda bears and everywhere cherry blossoms - no comparison so the chaos and fight embossed add-ons in the years previously published. But only at first glance.
Even in Pandaria is all about the bloody war between the Horde and Alliance factions: During a confrontation at sea, the forces discover the enveloped in fog for millennia, mysterious Pandaren country and come into contact with unknown people.
Content to let the developers of Mists of Pandaria proven features: The maximum level is increasing from 85 to 90, in addition to a new continent, they introduce a new class and a new race. After seven years is enough, however, are far from sufficient to satisfy millions quengeliger WoW players.
Between pandas and Asian flair all types of players are therefore a number of new challenges. Old established fans try now about to dungeons. The groups of players have to stop instances within a certain time, and the better the loot. This requires a disciplined interaction and irritating especially professionals.
Beginners or players who are disenchanted with the group's demanding nothing, take part in so-called scenarios: These tasks are a little less crisp than dungeons. Long waiting times to find the right players, are so passé - and Blizzard creates an alternative to solo play.
Long loitering in Azeroth's major cities? No longer necessary: As exciting interlining brings Mists of Pandaria Pet battles. So far, the animal companion in WoW were purely decorative, they now compete against other critters, learn new skills, increase to level up and tame wild animals for their coach.
The principle is somewhat reminiscent of Pokemon - and split the fan community: If you do not find the idea completely wrong, it usually can not wait to finally get started. Anyone who enters it, expect to definitely many hours of gameplay with a virtual small animals.
And those were not all innovations: The developers of Blizzard wanted to simplify wow and more accessible, so they worked the talent system for all classes. Place in any level up to distribute talent points, players choose now only every 15 levels in one of three skills.
The goal: to fight and play more fun to actively feel and provide some individuality. Finally, some of the range of talents have felt desolate as something: some were just boring, others only mathematically interesting.
Instead take a talent that gives three percent more damage to his fireball, the magician now decide between more mana, faster movements and battle a magical shield.
Forecast: Blizzard builds a few bold changes in WoW. With the conversion of the talent game company risked the wrath of old established players who have to give up favorite habits. But the
cheapest wow gold steps are consistently - and work on the principle easy to learn, hard to master.
This is to both attract new gamers and stick to it old. Mists of Pandaria is definitely more extensive and varied than the previous extensions, and offers the kind of employment that was missing before.
Release date: 25 September 2012 for PC.
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